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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Mockingbird sighting, June 25, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Food Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1998-06-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 25, 1998. Bernstein reports that Sandy Rhodes sighted a pair of Mockingbirds in Iowa County. Included with this email is a second printout of an email from Peter Lowther to Jim Dinsmore dated July 2, 1998. Lowther reports a Eurasian Tree Sparrow nest and eggs north of Burlington. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Lowther, Peter E. Bernstein, Neil
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow Northern Mockingbird
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Iowa County Burlington
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Lakeside birds, June 20, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests
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1999-06-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 20, 1999. Bernstein reports on birds sighted around Lakeside Laboratory and other nearby areas. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Upland Sandpiper Bobolink Grasshopper Sparrow Ring-necked Duck Dickcissel Forster's Tern Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Gadwall Black Tern
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Marble Lake Grovers Lake Cayler Prairie State Preserve Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Franklin's Gulls, June 22, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1999-06-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated June 22, 1999. Bernstein reports sighting five Franklin's Gulls with a flock of Ring-billed Gulls east of Milford. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1999.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Ring-billed Gull Franklin's Gull
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Milford
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Common Snipe nest, July 17, 1994
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Eggs Birds--Nests Birds--Infancy
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1994-07-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated July 17, 1994. Bernstein reports on a Common Snipe nest with eggs, and also a Hooded Merganser hatching. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Summer 1994.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Hooded Merganser Common Snipe
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Dickinson County Solon
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Neil Bernstein email to Jim Dinsmore regarding bird sightings, August 5, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Infancy
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1998-08-05
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Neil Bernstein to Jim Dinsmore dated August 5, 1998. Bernstein reports sighting Woodcocks at Hawkeye Wildlife Area and relays that Sandy Rhodes noticed two downy Turkey Vultures in his barn. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Turkey Vulture American Woodcock
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Iowa County Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area
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Neil Bernstein email to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, June 15, 2000
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests
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2000-06-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding summer bird sightings, June 15, 2000. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Bernstein, Neil
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American Bittern Ring-billed Gull Yellow-headed Blackbird Bobolink Dickcissel Forster's Tern Great-tailed Grackle
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Grovers Lake Spring Run Wetland Complex, Krummen Tract
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Myrle M. Burk letter to Nicholas S. Halmi regarding a sighting of a flock of Canada Geese in Waterloo, Iowa, January 2, 1977
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird populations Bird watching Birds--Behavior
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1977-01-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report of a flock of Canada Geese in Waterloo, Iowa contributed by Myrle M. Burk in a letter to Nicholas S. Halmi. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1976-1977.
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Burk, Myrle M.
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Canada Goose
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Waterloo
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Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding starling sightings, June 24, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Introduced birds
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1934-06-24
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Myrle Jones to Philip DuMont dated June 24, 1934. Jones reports on Starling sightings from March 4, 1933 to March 20, 1934. He also mentions his current activities while attending Iowa State College.
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Jones, Myrle L.
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Common Starling
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Twin Lakes Clare Pomeroy
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Myrle Jones letter to Philip DuMont regarding rare birds, March 3, 1944
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Correspondence
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Bird banding Bird watching Photography of birds Rare birds
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1944-03-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Myrle Jones to Philip DuMont dated March 3, 1944. Jones tells DuMont that some of the birds listed as uncommon for Iowa may be fairly common and just not properly documented. In particular, he has frequently seen Summer Tanager around Fremont County. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4119/view
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Jones, Myrle L.
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Bell's Vireo Summer Tanager Yellow-breasted Chat Scarlet Tanager Kentucky Warbler
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Waubonsie State Park
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Mildred Stewart post card to Peter C. Petersen regarding the bird sightings in Grinnell, Iowa, February 25, 1965
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1965-02-25
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report contributed by Mildred Stewart in a post card to Peter C. Petersen regarding the sighting of a Brown Thrasher and flocks of Cedar Waxwings in her yard in Grinnell, Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of winter, 1965.
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Stewart, Mildred
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Cedar Waxwing Brown Thrasher
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Grinnell
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Mike Meetz email to Jim Dinsmore regarding Scissor-tailed Flycatcher sighting, June 15, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-06-15
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Mike Meetz to Jim Dinsmore dated June 15, 1998. Meetz reports sighting a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at the Iowa Arboretum. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Meetz, Mike
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Iowa Arboretum
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Mike Dooley email to Thomas Kent regarding Eastern Meadowlark, March 29, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birding sites Birdsongs
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1999-03-29
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Mike Dooley to Thomas Kent dated March 29, 1999. Dooley reports an illegally sighted last Eastern Meadowlark and the first sightings of Meadowlarks for spring. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Eastern Meadowlark Western Meadowlark
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area Johnson County
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Mike Dooley email to the IA-BIRD listserv regarding Black-throated Green Warbler sighting, April 1, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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1999-04-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout (by Thomas Kent) of an email from Mike Dooley to the IA-BIRD listserv dated April 1, 1999. Dooley reports on sightings from Redbird Farms. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Dooley, Michael C.
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Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker White-crowned Sparrow Black-throated Green Warbler Fox Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Golden-crowned Kinglet Brown Creeper
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Redbird Farms Wildlife Area
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Michael Overton letter to Thomas Kent regarding field reports, May 22, 1999
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1999-05-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Michael Overton to Thomas Kent dated May 22, 1999. Overton sends in his Iowa field reports for spring 1999 a little early since he is leaving for Alaska on May 29. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1999.
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Overton, Michael D.
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White-faced Ibis Warbling Vireo Yellow-throated Warbler Pacific Loon Garganey Black-necked Stilt Eastern Wood-Pewee Pileated Woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher Great-tailed Grackle
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Forneys Lake State Wildlife Management Area Harrier Marsh Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Ledges State Park Rathbun Lake Ada Hayden Heritage Park Colo Bogs Wildlife Management Area
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Michael C. Newlon letter to Vernon Kleen regarding winter 1975-1976 observations
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Turdidae | Thrushes Water birds Bombycillidae | Waxwings
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Michael C. Newlon to Vernon Kleen for winter observations in the Iowa City area. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1975/1976.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Coralville Lake Iowa City Princeton State Wildlife Management Area Palisades-Kepler State Park
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Michael C. Newlon letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings, spring 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1983-03-01
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1983-05-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Michael C. Newlon to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Dunlin Long-billed Dowitcher Sora
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Cone Marsh Wildlife Management Area Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Michael C. Newlon letter and notes to Vernon M. Kleen regarding fall migration, November 19, 1975
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Charadriiformes | Shore-birds, Gulls, and Auks Fringillidae | Finches Troglodytidae | Wrens
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1975-11-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Michael C. Newlon letter and notes to Vernon M. Kleen were regarding fall migration, November 19, 1975. Most records were from the Iowa City area except for one day at the Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1975.
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Newlon, Michael C.
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Coralville Lake Iowa City Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge - Big Timber Division
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Merle Strasser letter to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Ducks, May 18, 1966
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Wildlife conservation Wildlife conservationists Birdhouses
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1966-05-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Merle Strasser to Frederic Leopold regarding Wood Ducks, May 18, 1966. The letter conveys thanks and appreciation for Leopold's work with Wood Ducks. Strasser, who was a secretary to Jay N. Darling, also includes a few of Darling's remarks on conservation, Aldo Leopold and Wood Ducks. This document is related to a reply from Frederic Leopold: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3099/view
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Strasser, Merle
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Wood Duck
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Burlington Des Moines
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Frederic Leopold Papers | MS 113
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13
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Melba Wigg letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding winter bird observations for the Council Bluffs area, April 3, 1976
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Weather
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1976-04-03
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter reporting on snow and bird observations for the Council Bluffs area for the winter of 1975-1976. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of Winter 1975/1976.
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Wigg, Melba
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Cinnamon Teal Evening Grosbeak Red-breasted Merganser Common Redpoll
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Council Bluffs Lake Manawa
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Melba Wigg letter and report to Vernon M. Kleen regarding spring migration bird sightings near Council Bluffs, June 6, 1974
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1974-06-06
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Melba Wigg letter and report to Vernon M. Kleen was regarding spring migration bird sightings near Council Bluffs, June 6, 1974. Rare birds sighted were a Red-throated Loon, Snowy Egret, American Golden Plover, Snowy Plover, and Worm-eating Warbler. These items were used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of spring 1974.
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Wigg, Melba
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Red-throated Loon Snowy Egret Snowy Plover Worm-eating Warbler American Golden Plover
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Council Bluffs
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Melba Wigg letter and report to Vernon M. Kleen regarding bird sightings in Pottawattamie and Mills Counties, Iowa, fall 1973
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Rare birds
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1973-12-07
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter and report from Melba Wigg to Vernon M. Kleen on bird sightings in Pottawattamie and Mills Counties, Iowa, during fall of 1973. Some unusual sightings in the DeSoto Bend Wildlife Refuge included: Whistling Swan, Common Goldeneye, Golden Eagle, and Caspian Tern. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1973.
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Wigg, Melba
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Goldeneye Golden Eagle Caspian Tern Tundra Swan
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Mills County Pottawattamie County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
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Melba Wigg letter and report to Vernon M. Kleen regarding 1975 fall migration around Council Bluffs Iowa, December 1, 1975
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1975-12-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Melba Wigg letter and report to Vernon M. Kleen regarding 1975 fall migration around Council Bluffs Iowa, December 1, 1975. Rare migrants listed were American Woodcock, Willet, Sprague's Pipit, and Sharp-tailed Sparrow. The Sharp-tailed Sparrow was seen by Evelyn Conrad and Catherine Nelson. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1975.
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Wigg, Melba
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Sprague's Pipit Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow American Woodcock Willet
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Council Bluffs Folsom Lake Lake Manawa Lewis and Clark State Park
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Matthew Kenne email to Jim Dinsmore regarding summer field report, August 2, 1998
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching
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1998-08-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Printout of an email from Matthew Kenne to Jim Dinsmore dated August 2, 1998. Kenne reports forgetting to list a Green-winged Teal on the seasonal bird report he submitted. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1998.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Green-winged Teal
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Maynard Reese Area
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Matthew C. Kenne email to IA-BIRD mailing list regarding summer Henslow's Sparrows and other bird sightings, September 14, 2000
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birdsongs
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2000-09-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Email from Matthew C. Kenne to IA-BIRD mailing list regarding summer Henslow's Sparrows and other bird sightings, September 14, 2000. This item was submitted past the deadline for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of summer 2000.
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Kenne, Matthew C.
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Willow Flycatcher Henslow's Sparrow Black-crowned Night Heron Buff-breasted Sandpiper
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Matt Skretta letter to Iowa Ornitholgoists' Union regarding field notes, March 18, 1985
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification
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1985-03-18
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Matt Skretta to the Iowa Ornitholgoists' Union outlining the birds he observed in his yard in Mount Vernon, Iowa. He used the Iowa Ornithologists' Union field checklist of Iowa birds to record his observations. At the time of the letter Matt was 11 years old.
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Skretta, Matt
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Mount Vernon
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